When companies give bonus based on meeting a target, employees try to lower the target requirements rather than focus on growing the company.
When parents give candy to their children based on how much they write, children figure out how to write fast without grasping the essence of the writing.
People look for ways that work for their best interest whenever they are incentivized.
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Society perceives the level of individuals’ success by the amount of money ones make. This may...
Most people conform to avoid confrontation. Obedience is considered a desirable trait that maintains a sense...
We are inclined to over-esteem the quality of an idea that we contrive—even when it is...